School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)ago and an old man was lost on his way home. There was a great drought twenty five years ago, all the wells went dry and the people had to fetch their water from far away places.
- Years ago the people used to walk in their bare feet by Ramelton to Derry when going to Scotland. They used to walk from here to midnight Mass in Letterkenny and back again fasting.
Long ago there was a man named Charles Friel of Sandhill who used to swim from the shore at Sandhill to Hornhead and back again to Port-na-Blagh pier.
Three old men who are now dead were talked about as great oars men. There is an old lime kiln at Marble Hill with a large eye, and a man who lived near by could step the eye of the kiln. Tim Mc Bride of Kill could sheer sixty stooks of corn in a day with(continues on next page) - Collector
- John Mullen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Portnablahy, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- C. Mullen
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Breaghy, Co. Donegal
